Chris Froome faces ban from cycling after failed drugs test

British cyclist was found to have double the amount of asthma drug Salbutamol in his system at the Vuelta a Espana

Chris Froome failed drugs test Vuelta a Espana
Team Sky’s Chris Froome celebrates winning the 2017 Vuelta a Espana 
(Image credit: Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

British cyclist Chris Froome failed a drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana in September after he was found to have had elevated levels of the asthma drug Salbutamol in his system.

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